My friend Ronnie in Hong Kong was complaining to me the other day that he always burn his creme anglaise (ice-cream base) on the stove. I was puzzled cuz I would always leave mine on low heat unattended for minutes at a time. Then I looked this up: This is the lowest end of some of the gas ranges you can get in Hong Kong. It cost about $150 USD but is capable of providing almost 18000 BTU, the equivalent of what a Viking can produce. So unfair.